Dr. Claudia Aizaga is the founder of SonAlt Arts and the Ohio-based new music ensemble Newphonia. She serves on the board of directors for Minnesota Winds and is a proud Sphinx Fellow. Claudia's mission is to educate and empower audiences from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds through the performance of contemporary music.

As both solo performer and chamber music specialist, Claudia is dedicated to performing works by living and underrepresented composers. She curates and commissions new works for solo flute, flute and electronics, and is actively involved in interdisciplinary artistic collaborations. In Ecuador, Claudia has been featured as a guest artist at the Festival Internacional Perla del Pacífico in Guayaquil and the Festival Internacional de Flautistas en el Centro del Mundo in Quito, where she also organizes the annual event. Her international residencies include Western Illinois University, Louisiana State University, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Villa Celia Foundation, Pueblos de América Foundation, and others. 

Claudia’s goal as a teacher is to inspire students not only to succeed as artists, but to embrace the process of lifelong learning. Drawing from her experience with students of diverse backgrounds, Claudia creates a safe and supportive space for musical exploration and growth. Claudia has applied this philosophy at prestigious institutions such as MacPhail Center for Music, Bowling Green State University, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, FOSJE Foundation, Gershwin Conservatoire and more. She holds a D.M.A. from Bowling Green State University, a M.M. from Louisiana State University, and a B.M. from University of Northern Iowa.